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I guess it makes sense to some extent... still seems rather dumb that Slingbox, netflix, hulu, etc. all can run on my laptop but this Directv program requires something different. It would be nice if they came up with a fix

I guess it makes sense to some extent... still seems rather dumb that Slingbox, netflix, hulu, etc. all can run on my laptop but this Directv program requires something different. It would be nice if they came up with a fix

I think the difference is that DirecTV2PC has access to the whole HD image, where the others have been downgraded for internet streaming.

That's stupid about the laptop thing. The screen is physically attached to it. What do they think people are going to do, take it apart and reverse engineer the ribbon cable that connects the bottom half of the laptop to the top half? It's not like a PC or set top box where you actually have to 'hook up' a display. It's all one unit.

As far as external video outputs on the laptop, just block those... but the internal screen should always work. It's digital, and even if the NSA rolls by with TEMPEST in a white van sitting outside your house, I doubt they can get the laptop screen. Analog VGA yes, but not proprietary digital (i don't think).

That's stupid about the laptop thing. The screen is physically attached to it. What do they think people are going to do, take it apart and reverse engineer the ribbon cable that connects the bottom half of the laptop to the top half? It's not like a PC or set top box where you actually have to 'hook up' a display. It's all one unit.

As far as external video outputs on the laptop, just block those... but the internal screen should always work. It's digital, and even if the NSA rolls by with TEMPEST in a white van sitting outside your house, I doubt they can get the laptop screen. Analog VGA yes, but not proprietary digital (i don't think).

I think you're missing the part about software that will capture the screen video.

We also have an HP notebook with an Intel HD Graphics series with an Core i3 processor.

The DirecTV2PC application works beautifully on these machine with Integrated Intel graphics chipsets.

I recently puchased a Toshiba P775 series that has the Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset which is also part of the Intel HD Series graphics chipsets. I'm running the latest drivers.

The application loads and I can view recorded content that is Standard Definition and also content that was recorded in High Definition from over the air channels. Any HD content that was recorded from any other channel has sound but the video is a solid green picture.

This really sucks! I am very disappointed that the Directv2pc application does not work properly on a newer model laptop.

Does anyone know of any settings that I could change in my graphics adapter to make this work?

Can't get the software for this version to download from forum. Any suggestions. My programs skip and hang with the version from Direct Tv site. My graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 3200. Is that an issue? Running windows 7 64bit. Need help.

Can't get the software for this version to download from forum. Any suggestions. My programs skip and hang with the version from Direct Tv site. My graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 3200. Is that an issue? Running windows 7 64bit. Need help.

I recently puchased a Toshiba P775 series that has the Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset which is also part of the Intel HD Series graphics chipsets. I'm running the latest drivers.

The application loads and I can view recorded content that is Standard Definition and also content that was recorded in High Definition from over the air channels. Any HD content that was recorded from any other channel has sound but the video is a solid green picture.

I almost traded in my brand new Toshiba P775 series for a Samsung RC512 notebook which also has an Intel Core i7 processor. I was looking at the Samsung becuase it had the NVIDIA® GeForce GT 525M, however the screen was smaller (only 15.3") with lower resolution (1366x768). Boy am I glad that I did not because I found another satellite forum where someone was having the same GREEN SCREEN problem with their Samsung RC512.

It looks like the DIRECTV2PC application is not ready for the Intel 2nd Generation Platforms which offers built in technology for "PROTECTED CONTENT". Can you say Intel ® Insider?

Intel Insider is a feature that enables consumers to enjoy premium Hollywood feature films streamed to their PC in high quality 1080P high definition. Currently this service does not exist because the movie studios are concerned about protecting their content, and making sure that it cannot be stolen or used illegally. So Intel created Intel insider, an extra layer of content protection. Think of it as an armoured truck carrying the movie from the Internet to your display, it keeps the data safe from pirates, but still lets you enjoy your legally acquired movie in the best possible quality. This technology is built into the new Intel chips and will become even more important once wireless display technology like Intel’s WiDi become more popular, as it would prevent pirates from stealing movies remotely just by snooping the airwaves. WiDi enables you to wirelessly beam video to your big screen TV easily and in HD.

I'm glad that I kept my Toshiba notebook and will just have to live without DIRECTV2PC on my laptop until they get it right.

I went to nvidia and downloaded their current driver. D2pc works but it now maxes the CPU unless I kill some other apps. Probably the difference in 32 vs. 64 bit OS, but this machine was crap with 64 - even though D2PC worked fine.

Spending to stimulate the economy as fast as the credit cards will allow!

This is the exact reason i am not upgrading. Its a real PITA to play the key game. Last time I had to make another gmail account just to get a key.

I save just about all emails unless it is total junk. I just do a windows search on "directv2pc Activation Key" and my original activation email from over a year ago pops up. Finding emails from years ago has come in handy so many times. PCs have so much space it is not any issue and if you use gmail they give you so much free space saving emails is not a problem. Just make sure you have lots of folder set up to move stuff out of your inbox. Start saving all emails now.

My main problem with directv2pc is the parental lock 'feature'. I never set parental locks on my receivers so there is nothing to turn off. I have found the unlock code 0000 works but still adds time to getting into any program that has no rating like baseball games or has a > PG rating.

Maybe there is some work around for this but have not seen the answer yet.

I almost traded in my brand new Toshiba P775 series for a Samsung RC512 notebook which also has an Intel Core i7 processor. I was looking at the Samsung becuase it had the NVIDIA® GeForce GT 525M, however the screen was smaller (only 15.3") with lower resolution (1366x768). Boy am I glad that I did not because I found another satellite forum where someone was having the same GREEN SCREEN problem with their Samsung RC512.

It looks like the DIRECTV2PC application is not ready for the Intel 2nd Generation Platforms which offers built in technology for "PROTECTED CONTENT". Can you say Intel ® Insider?

Intel Insider is a feature that enables consumers to enjoy premium Hollywood feature films streamed to their PC in high quality 1080P high definition. Currently this service does not exist because the movie studios are concerned about protecting their content, and making sure that it cannot be stolen or used illegally. So Intel created Intel insider, an extra layer of content protection. Think of it as an armoured truck carrying the movie from the Internet to your display, it keeps the data safe from pirates, but still lets you enjoy your legally acquired movie in the best possible quality. This technology is built into the new Intel chips and will become even more important once wireless display technology like Intel’s WiDi become more popular, as it would prevent pirates from stealing movies remotely just by snooping the airwaves. WiDi enables you to wirelessly beam video to your big screen TV easily and in HD.

I'm glad that I kept my Toshiba notebook and will just have to live without DIRECTV2PC on my laptop until they get it right.

I guess I am in the same boat as above

Brand new Dell XPS 15, Full HD Screen, Same as above, SD plays as it should, HD is a Green Screen.

If I connect this laptop to my TV Via HDMI, the HD content can be seen there. Just not on my laptop Screen.

i7 core, 8 gigs ram, Blu Ray, ect ect, this thing is loaded. DirecTV2PC just doens't want to play HD Content on it. And yes, I downloaded the latest Drivers from Nvidia too. All up to date.

Trying to sort out lockup issue, dual ATI Radeon 3870 cards (Crossfire), Intel Quad Core Proc, locks up solid during playback with two different OS's Win 7 32 and 64, fiddled with different drivers have not tracked down issue yet.

Brand new Dell XPS 15, Full HD Screen, Same as above, SD plays as it should, HD is a Green Screen.

If I connect this laptop to my TV Via HDMI, the HD content can be seen there. Just not on my laptop Screen.

i7 core, 8 gigs ram, Blu Ray, ect ect, this thing is loaded. DirecTV2PC just doens't want to play HD Content on it. And yes, I downloaded the latest Drivers from Nvidia too. All up to date.

Nice to know that I'm not the only one spending a chunk of change to get a pretty decent laptop (Core i7, 6GB Ram, 750GB hard Drive, Intel HD Graphics, Blu-ray, etc) only to find out that the DirecTV2PC software won't play my recorded content. I should have continued to use my 2 year old Acer with a Core 2 Duo which worked just fine with this software.

My wife has an HP laptop with Intel Core i3 processor and older Intel Graphics chipset and it plays all the Directv content fine. I just don't ef'en understand why a newer, more powerful laptop won't play the HD content.

What's the deal here DirecTV???? According to the searches that I have done and information I've found on Intel's web site, their 2nd generation chips are fully HDCP compliant. So why then does the DirecTV2PC software and the Advisor not detect that? I wish that all the playes would sit down at the same table and get their heads together and work out an agreement.

Just finished updating the graphics drivers to the latest version available. Re-installed the DirecTV2PC application and tried it again. Still displaying green screen with audio on any HD channel that is on satellite. All local off the air broadcasts that are HD play great. All SD Content plays great.

I just don't get this. It is pretty F'd up. I guess I'm going to go backwards and start recording programs in SD so that I can watch them when I want on my fancy new laptop.

So, forgive me if I have missed it, but I have searched the forum for info on how to activate 30 second SKIP as opposed to 30 second SLIP on Directv2PC and come up blank. Is this an option somewhere that I have missed? Thanks in advance.

So, forgive me if I have missed it, but I have searched the forum for info on how to activate 30 second SKIP as opposed to 30 second SLIP on Directv2PC and come up blank. Is this an option somewhere that I have missed? Thanks in advance.

So, forgive me if I have missed it, but I have searched the forum for info on how to activate 30 second SKIP as opposed to 30 second SLIP on Directv2PC and come up blank. Is this an option somewhere that I have missed? Thanks in advance.